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Railway from Christiania to (142 Kil.) Randsfjord, see R. 2.
Randsfjord Station (*Inn, D. 2 kr.) lies on the left bank of the
Rands-Elv, near its efflux from the Randsfjord. A bridge crosses the
broad river to Kokkerstuen or Hadelands Glasværk, in the district
of Hadeland.
The Randsfjord (steamboat-pier near the station), a lake 440 ft.
above the sea-level, 44 Engl. M. in length, and 3/Äo M. only
in width, is the longest in S. Norway. It is bounded on the E. by
the well-cultivated and populous district of Hadeland, and on the
W. and N. by the districts of Yalders and Land. The banks, rising
gradually to a height of 2000 ft., and well cultivated at places,
are somewhat monotonous and uninteresting, though well-wooded
at the top. The lake is generally so narrow as to resemble a broad
river. The steamer (see above; good restaurant on board) performs
the trip to Odnces in 5-51 2 hrs., stopping at ten stations on the
way. By the church of Fluberg, on the right, near the N. end of
the lake, are a number of fine weeping birches.
Odnæs (* Hotel), situated to the left of the road, at the N.
end of the Randsfjord, and 10 minutes’ walk from the
steamboat-pier. To the N. of Odnæs, on the high-road from Lake Mjøsen
(diligence daily to Gjøvik; see p. 117), lies —
3 Kil. Framnæs (*Station; carriages at the pier). Travellers
spending the night here or at Odnæs are recommended to leave
very early next morning in order to get the start of the usual
morning stream of tourists, and they should also avoid spending the
night at the same places as the diligence. — Beyond Framnæs the
road ascends on the N. bank of the Etna-Elv, which falls into the
Randsfjord, and crosses the Dokka, an affluent descending from
the right. The scenery, though enlivened with thriving
farmhouses and beautiful birches, is somewhat tame here.
14 Kil. Tnmlev olden (* Station, good and reasonable; landlord
speaks English) is situated in the district of Nordre Land. The
station is a good specimen of a substantial Norwegian farm-house,
with its ‘Stabbur’ (storehouse, usually provided with a bell) and
other roomy outbuildings, almost entirely constructed of timber.—
About 7 Kil. from Tomlevolden the road crosses the Etna-Elv by
a bridge which affords a fine view of the Etnadal, and begins
to ascend the Tonsaas (2300 ft.), a wooded hill with a level plateau
on the summit (as is so frequently the case with the Norwegian
mountains), which separates the valleys of the Etna and the Bægna
(p. 89). A little beyond the bridge we cross the boundary between
Hadeland (p. 89) and Yalders.
17 Kil. (pay for 18) Sveen (* Station) is beautifully situated
on the N.E. side of the Tonsaas. The road now ascends through
fine forest-scenerv, affording several picturesque views of wooded
ravines, to Gravdal (1970 ft.; Tonsaasens Sanatorium, a
hydropathic, hotel, and pension, 115-170 kr. per month, for passing tra-
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